The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-07-22
An appeal for the Right.
By JUDGE IL. HENRY.

cided by them at the ballot box
that palladium of our liberties
before the Anheuser Busch Brew
ing association taking umbrage at
the proposed law, issued a circular
letter to its customers in Texas.
From St. Louis this corporation
announced: Its surprise and re
gret7 that the free people of Tex
as, acting through their Legislature
had submitted this amendment to
tie test OF vote.
With unrivalled impudence it
made known its regret and dis
pleasure that this action of the leg
islature was made possible through
the apathy of the friends of per-
sonal liberty"
1t graciously declared its con-
fdence that the efforts of the pro
hibition fanatics could have been
defeated" in the legislature.
Passing from regrets that the
Legislature of the State of Texas
was not prevented from acting at
all on a question of absorbing in
terest to the people whose servant
it was, this corporation proceeds
10 volunteer much advice as to the
plans to be pursued to defeat pro-
libition" and to lay this question
At rest forever and about how to
lefeat the fanatics, preachers
and meddling women from whom
i is urged the chief danger to al
;ohol comes. 1t demanded "a thor
,ugh organization of all elements
opposed to prohibition III order
hat the fate of the amendment
hat what shall be the constitution
If Texas shall be forestalled and
secured befored the day of cleo
ion arrives.
1t admonished its partisans To-
,ring out a full vote Of all men In
aror of personal liberty and
igainst this invasion of their vest
d rights. It pledges its own full
id and support"
II would seem that this corpora
ion IS consgmed with anxiety
bout the safety of the liberties of
he people of Texas.
Ii is sorely alarmed lest there /
e not enough of manhood left in
be sons of the fathers who at San
acinto made Texas free to pre-
srTe their glorioas privilege.
Cannot Texans defend and main
in the liberty of Texas without
lie money or advice of this beer
rewing meddler?
Is this solicitude in fact for lib
-ty or for the saloon? What viii
is amendment destroy? VIII it
a great constitutional free gov
nment of more than 50,0O0,OO0i
.uls, OF viii it be the breweries
whisky shops of the land 2 Pro
bitionists intend by it totsstr'oy t
e saloons, not the government of {
free people. 1t does not take
ON the bill Of rights one of It's l
cred clauses. Itself a part of I
2 constitution, it does not strike !
.wn a single constitutional safe !
ard. Who then VIII destroy the t
vernment and enslave the citi- !
rs if a majority of the voters of S
sxas, by constitutional amend '
Emf, prohibit the sale and manu-
rture Of intoxicating bevrages? t
e DO not believe that the small d
.mber Of farmers who have few L
ape vines; or the larger number Q
women who make blackberry l
rdial viii organize an insurrec- a
N against the government to re- ?
yer lost liberties. If the insur- a
elton comes, if republican gov d
nment Is overthrown: if liberty b
lost; the saloon men, and their s
ies, must furnish the work and a
2 material. VIII they do it n
Anti-prohibitionists assert that {,
2 destruction of the liquor traf- t
in Texas viii destroy the lber- b
of the citizens contrary to law. y
they are correct in this opinion, fl
IS the duty of the supreme court Il
declare the law unconstitutional a,
I preserve liberty. There is no L
nbt about that august tribunal Il
ming up to the full measure of Oh
5 responsibility whenever the Il
.aslon shall demand, and it has it
eady done 50. pa
The wliskey men of Iowa took e'
. question to the United States b
preme court Us Wallace, p y.
;. Judge miller of that court N
The weightofauthority Is over ti
that no such immunity q
+ heretofore existed as would d
event State legislatures from g
gulaiing aud even prohibiting U
/ traffic IL Intoxicating drinks. al